This book focuses on the worldwide threats to mangrove forests and the management solutions currently being used to counteract those hazards. Designed for the professional or specialist in marine science, coastal zone management, biology, and related disciplines, this work will appeal to those not only working to protect mangrove forests, but also the surrounding coastal areas of all types. Examples are drawn from many different geographic areas, including North and South America, India, and Southeast Asia. Subject areas covered include both human-induced and natural impacts to mangroves, intended or otherwise, as well as the efforts being made by coastal researchers to promote restoration of these coastal fringing forests.

Australian Mangroves: Their Distribution and Protection (I. D. Cresswell, V. Semeniuk)....Pages 3-22
The Dynamics of Expanding Mangroves in New Zealand (Erik M. Horstman, Carolyn J. Lundquist, Karin R. Bryan, Richard H. Bulmer, Julia C. Mullarney, Debra J. Stokes)....Pages 23-51
Mangrove Forests of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman (Alireza Salehipour Milani)....Pages 53-75
Current Status of Mangrove Wetlands in Sinaloa: A Biological Corridor Along the Eastern Margin of the Gulf of California, México (Marlenne Manzano-Sarabia, Olivia Millán-Aguilar, Francisco Flores-Cárdenas, Lidia Rodríguez-Arredondo, Mayra I. Grano-Maldonado, Mario Nieves-Soto)....Pages 77-87
Geospatial Assessment of Spatio-Temporal Changes in Mangrove Vegetation of Pichavaram Region, Tamil Nadu, India (M. Vani, P. Rama Chandra Prasad)....Pages 89-102
Front Matter ....Pages 103-103
Natural Threats and Impacts to Mangroves Within the Coastal Fringing Forests of India (Ashis Kr. Paul, Amrit Kamila, Ratnadip Ray)....Pages 105-140
An Assessment of Vulnerability and Adaptation of Coastal Mangroves of West Africa in the Face of Climate Change (Isaac Boateng)....Pages 141-154
Historical Losses of Mangrove Systems in South America from Human-Induced and Natural Impacts (Daniel Gorman)....Pages 155-171
Australian Mangroves: Anthropogenic Impacts by Industry, Agriculture, Ports, and Urbanisation (V. Semeniuk, I. D. Cresswell)....Pages 173-197
Determining the Influence of Urbanization on Mangrove Zones of Northeastern Brazil: Characterization of Ceará State Coastal Zone Organic Matter Inputs (Stéphane Jean Louis Mounier, Rozane Valente Marins, Luiz Drude de Lacerda)....Pages 199-222
Vulnerability of Mangrove Forests and Wetland Ecosystems in the Sundarbans Natural World Heritage Site (Bangladesh) (Shafi Noor Islam, Sandra Reinstädtler, Albrecht Gnauck)....Pages 223-243
Front Matter ....Pages 245-245
The Impact of Oil and Gas Exploration: Invasive Nypa Palm Species and Urbanization on Mangroves in the Niger River Delta, Nigeria (Aroloye O. Numbere)....Pages 247-266
Oil-Related Mangrove Loss East of Bonny River, Nigeria (Erich R. Gundlach)....Pages 267-321
Sediment Hydrocarbons in Former Mangrove Areas, Southern Ogoniland, Eastern Niger Delta, Nigeria (David I. Little, Kay Holtzmann, Erich R. Gundlach, Yakov Galperin)....Pages 323-342
Heavy Metal Distribution and Accumulation from Natural and Anthropogenic Sources in Tropical Mangroves of India and Bangladesh (Prabhat Ranjan, Karuna Rao, Alok Kumar, A. L. Ramanathan)....Pages 343-363
Front Matter ....Pages 365-365
Ecosystem Design: When Mangrove Ecology Meets Human Needs (Martin Zimmer)....Pages 367-376
Towards Sustainability and Protection of Threatened Coastal Ecosystems: Management Strategies for a Rare Stone Mangrove in Gorda Beach, Armação dos Búzios, Brazil (Marcelo Obraczka, Kátia Leite Mansur, Gerson Cardoso da Silva Jr.)....Pages 377-400
Assessment and Management Strategies of Mangrove Forests Alongside the Mangsalut River Basin (Brunei Darussalam, on the Island of Borneo) (Shafi Noor Islam, Nurin Hidayati Hj Abd Rahman, Sandra Reinstädtler, Mohd Nur Azri Bin Aladin)....Pages 401-417
Mangrove Establishment in an Artificially Constructed Estuarine Channel, Sungei Api-Api, Singapore (Suzanna Ramos, Patrick A. Hesp)....Pages 419-427
Interaction of Mangroves, Coastal Hydrodynamics, and Morphodynamics Along the Coastal Fringes of the Guianas (Erik A. Toorman, Edward Anthony, Pieter G. E. F. Augustinus, Antoine Gardel, Nicolas Gratiot, Oudho Homenauth et al.)....Pages 429-473
The Beneficial Effects of Mangrove Forest to Sea Defence Structures (Henk Jan Verhagen)....Pages 475-495
Remote Sensing of Mangrove Forests: Current Techniques and Existing Databases (Stuart E. Hamilton, Gustavo A. Castellanos-Galindo, Marco Millones-Mayer, Mara Chen)....Pages 497-520
Urban Mangrove Biology and Ecology: Emergent Patterns and Management Implications (Benjamin Branoff)....Pages 521-537
High-Throughput Techniques As Support for Knowledge-Based Spatial Conservation Prioritization in Mangrove Ecosystems (Véronique Helfer, Martin Zimmer)....Pages 539-554
Front Matter ....Pages 555-555
Mangrove Concessions: An Innovative Strategy for Community Mangrove Conservation in Ecuador (Fausto Vinicio López Rodríguez)....Pages 557-578
Conserving Mangroves for Their Blue Carbon: Insights and Prospects for Community-Based Mangrove Management in Southeast Asia (Dixon T. Gevaña, Leni D. Camacho, Juan M. Pulhin)....Pages 579-588
Mangrove Habitats in São Tomé and Príncipe (Gulf of Guinea, Africa): Conservation and Management Status (R. Haroun, A. Herrero Barrencua, A. D. Abreu)....Pages 589-605
The Success of Hydrological Rehabilitation in Mangrove Wetlands Using Box Culverts Across Coastal Roads in Northern Yucatán (SE, México) (Claudia Teutli-Hernández, Jorge A. Herrera-Silveira)....Pages 607-619
Mangroves on the Brazilian Amazon Coast: Uses and Rehabilitation (Marcus E. B. Fernandes, Francisco Pereira Oliveira, Indira A. L. Eyzaguirre)....Pages 621-635
Mangrove Restoration and Mitigation After Oil Spills and Development Projects in East Africa and the Middle East (David I. Little)....Pages 637-698
Environmental Governance As a Framework for Mangrove Sustainability on the Brazilian Amazon Coast (Indira A. L. Eyzaguirre, Marcus E. B. Fernandes)....Pages 699-715
Erratum to: Threats to Mangrove Forests (Christopher Makowski, Charles W. Finkl)....Pages E1-E1
Back Matter ....Pages 717-724